The deeply personal implications of China’s One Child Policy (1979 – 2015) from the perspective of a family that conceived two children during this time, explored in a powerful, award-winning short by animator Siqi Song.
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An impressive recent release from students of the prestigious French animation school GOBELINS, l’école de l’image featuring a scientist who finds his world falling apart after a strange encounter throws his lifelong skepticism into doubt.
A short by Junyi Xiao in which a lonely man sits alone at his computer, making short work of his only visitor.
But all is not as it seems.
Pleasing 3D rendered animated plays on words (emotional rollercoasters, crossed eyes, etc) by the talented designer Lucas Zanotto.
Previously: Minimals
A BAFTA-winning student film from Leo Brunel, Loris Cavalier, Camille Jalabert & Oscar Malet of French animation collective MegaComputeur in which dauntless, ultra-cool rescuers Salami and Parmesan attempt to save a skier trapped at the top of a mountain.
Since 2015, Henning M. Lederer has been bringing the geometric cover art of vintage books to life. Here’s his latest instalment.
It is pleasing to behold.
Previously: Moving Covers
The fragile celestial love triangle of the Earth, Moon and Sun depicted in a rather gorgeous short by Eusong Lee.
Full screen recommended for maximum cosmic feels.
Another fascinating animation from German educational design studio Kurzgesagt – this time, the most full-on astronomical things that are not black holes. To wit:
Neutron stars are one of the most extreme and violent things in the universe. Giant atomic nuclei, only a few kilometers in diameter but as massive as stars. And they owe their existence to the death of something majestic.
Previously: What If A City Gets Nuked?